Improvement in paper-hangers



G. BARBER. Paper-Hanger.

No. 212,533. Patented Feb. 25, 1879.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIG.

GEORGE BARBER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER-HANGERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,533, dated February25, 1879; application filed July 22, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BARBER, of Cleveland, in the county ofOuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Paper-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being had to the accompanying drawin gs, which form partof this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in paper-hangers; and consists incombinin g with a stationary jaw a hinged spring-jaw, which is governedby a lever, the said jaw being held to the stationary jaw by a spring,but opened through the medium of a lever operated by twisting thehandle.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an apparatusembodying my invention, wherein the lever is operated by twistin g thehandle. Fig. 2 is a variation, in which the lever-arm is made continuouswith the arm of the springjaw.

A is one of the jaws, which Iterm the stationaryjaw. It has an arm, Aand is terminated in the form of a socket, A which receives the handleB.

The socket A is provided with a right-angular slot, A A in which the pinB can move. 0 is the movable jaw, with its arm 0 pivoted at c.

D is a lever, attached at its upper end to the jaw O, pivoted at D, andextending down at D so as to engage with the pin B. E are springs, shownin the present instance as being connected with the jaws, though it isapparent that any other spring-connection which will hold the jawssnugly together will answer every purpose.

Now, it is apparent that, inasmuch as the handle B rests loosely in thesocket A any twisting motion of the handle within the socket will causethe pin B to press against the part D of the lever, and, by causing itto turn about its pivotal point D will open the aws.

The operation of the device is as follows: Having applied the paste tothe paper that is on the table, the jaws are opened and the end of thepaper placed between them. The springs will then hold the paper betweenthe jaws, and the operator lifts the end of the paper to the ceiling orother point on the wall where the paper is to be applied. Havingadjusted the edges to their proper position, he applies the paper to thewall; then, with a slight twist of the handle, while the jaw A is heldagainst the wall, the jaw G will be opened out and the paper released,and a sliding motion upward, while the jaws are held open, will releasethe end of the paper entirely and apply it to the wall, after whichthepaperis smoothed in the ordinary manner, or a cloth or brush may becaught between the jaws, and the pa per be brushed or rubbed down in theusual manner. The lower end, I), of the lever is shown as provided witha notch, D This is simply to prevent the handle from drawing out fromthe socket.

It is apparent that if the lever D is pivoted rigidly at D and the arm 0is pivoted rigidly at 0 there should be a slight slot at the point wherethe lever D joins the jaw G, because of the different radial distances.

The construction shown in Fig. 1 is not absolutely essential, for it isapparent that the device may be made as shown in Fig. 2, in which thearm 0 is continued right out and forms the lever D and instead of beingpivoted at D the arm may be simply provided with trunnions at thispoint, as shown in Fig. 2, and the socket A be provided with suitabletrunnion-seats, as therein shown.

What I claim is- 1. In apaper-hanger, the combination, with a pivoted orhinged jaw, of an independently rotating handle and a lever which isadapted by engagement with said handle to open or close said jaw,substantially as set forth.

2. In a paper-hanger, the combination, with a pivoted or hinged jaw, ofan independently rotating handle, formed with a laterally-projectin gstud, and a lever having movement in a vertical plane, and adapted byengagement with said stud to open or close the jaw, substantially as setforth.

3. A paper-hanger consisting in the combination of a rigid jaw,supported on an arm provided with a socket, a handle adapted to rotatein the latter, a spring-pressed pivoted jaw, and a lever which operatesthe same by engagement with said rotating handle, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination, with the spring-pressed jaw provided with an armpivoted to the socket-arm of the stationary jaw, and which engages withthe upper extremity of a vertical lever also pivoted to said socket-armof a handle adapted to have rotating movement within the latter and tooperate said lever in opening the spring-pressed jaw, substantially asset forth.

5. In a paper-hanger, the combination of stationary jaw A, provided withsocket A movable jaw C, arm Cl, and actuating leverarm D handle B, andstud B, said movable jaw adapted. to be turned about its pivot by atwisting motion of the handle B, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE BARBER.

Witnesses:

F. TOUMEY, WILLIAM ED. DONNELLY.

